Bill Text: IL SR0825 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Urges CDOT and IDOT to transform Du Sable Lake Shore Drive into a true boulevard and to be creative and forward-thinking in their redesign of Du Sable Lake Shore Drive, to incorporate safe and efficient multimodal transportation throughout Du Sable Lake Shore Drive for pedestrians, cyclists, public transit users, and drivers, to emphasize green urban mobility, to ensure that any proposed changes are considered as part of a comprehensive plan for efficient traffic management and movement of people, including during special events and weather challenges, to create more green space and recreational opportunities for Chicagoans, as well as visitors, and to repurpose, where possible, existing infrastructure as part of expanded recreational opportunities.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)

Status: (Introduced) 2024-04-03 - Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Sara Feigenholtz [SR0825 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2023-SR0825-Introduced.html

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SENATE RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, The history of Chicago's Du Sable Lake Shore
Drive dates back to the 19th century, when Chicagoans
advocated for the creation of a scenic lake shore roadway;
this concept was incorporated into architect and urban planner
Daniel Burnham's 1909 Plan of Chicago; and
WHEREAS, Over time, Du Sable Lake Shore Drive was extended
to connect Chicago's downtown, north side, and south side lake
fronts, including beaches, parks, and recreational areas,
becoming an iconic and treasured part of Chicago and providing
access to nature and recreation; and
WHEREAS, Du Sable Lake Shore Drive also serves as a
critical thoroughfare for mobility, moving tens of thousands
of vehicles per day and thousands of people utilizing public
transportation; and
WHEREAS, Climate change driven by global warming has
created challenges for people all over the world, including in
Chicago, which has faced erosion along the shorelines of Lake
Michigan and deterioration of structures designed to provide
protection for Du Sable Lake Shore Drive; and
WHEREAS, The Chicago Department of Transportation (CDOT)

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and the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) are
considering proposals to redesign and reimagine Du Sable Lake
Shore Drive, parts of which contain infrastructure constructed
during the tenure of President Franklin Roosevelt as part of
his administration's New Deal programs; and
WHEREAS, A redesign and re-imagination of Du Sable Lake
Shore Drive offers the opportunity to ensure that Du Sable
Lake Shore Drive can be a lake front transportation corridor
that serves residents, attracts tourists, and provides
economic benefits and does so in a climate-friendly,
efficient, and reliable manner; therefore, be it
RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL
ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we urge CDOT and IDOT
to transform Du Sable Lake Shore Drive into a true boulevard
and to be creative and forward-thinking in their redesign of
Du Sable Lake Shore Drive, to incorporate safe and efficient
multimodal transportation throughout Du Sable Lake Shore Drive
for pedestrians, cyclists, public transit users, and drivers,
to emphasize green urban mobility, to ensure that any proposed
changes are considered as part of a comprehensive plan for
efficient traffic management and movement of people, including
during special events and weather challenges, to create more
green space and recreational opportunities for Chicagoans as
well as visitors, and to repurpose, where possible, existing

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infrastructure as part of expanded recreational opportunities;
and be it further